A pause is not a pause, but what is actually behind the pause...
Three Steps to Editing the Beginning
Working on your first chapter needs only three things to keep the characters real and the readers turning the page. Plus, seven winners announced for Barbour's 7 Brides for 7 Texans!!
How to Trust the Process
As writers, we tend to get overwhelmed by other writer's successes, but we fail in one thing. . .
Three Similarities in Theater and Writing
What I learned behind the scenes in theater...and how writing plays a great part in creativity.
How to Edit Characters
By far, your character is the most important part of your story...
Novel Research: Town History
Small towns hold a wealth of unearthed history. And this piece surprised me!
ACFW January 2021 Book Releases
Happy New Year! A great list of new reading maerial for 2021... https://acfw.com/acfw-new-releases-january-2021/
2020 Year in Review
2020 nearly broke me, until I learned what broke me became my greatest gift...
How to Edit the Scene
The scenes within your story link the characters and plot together like a colorful construction paper chain link that can be as short or as long as you want them to be. . .
ACFW April 2020 New Releases
April 2020 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Biblical: Claiming Canaan: Milcah's Journey by Barbara M. Britton -- When the tribal elders make marriage a requirement for claiming her land, Milcah bat Zelophehad must find a betrothed straightaway. The only problem in finding a … Continue reading ACFW April 2020 New Releases
Historical Fiction Author & Sometimes Editor 